System for providing cloud streaming-based service menu and method for same

Abstract

A system for providing a cloud streaming-based service menu, a method and a terminal device. The terminal device selects a particular step in a step-by-step service menu to make a request for driving a content and the service device, in response to the request, provides content access information and menu step information corresponding to the particular step selected and initializes a step in the step-by-step service menu provided to the terminal device for switching a state of the service menu to a state in which an additional access of another terminal device is possible, so as to provide the initialized step-by-step service menu to another initially accessed terminal device. When the terminal device re-accesses, the service device will provide the service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information to another accessed terminal device.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A system for providing a service menu to a first terminal device based on cloud streaming, the system comprising:
 a service device configured to provide a step-by-step service menu for selecting a service, provide content access information and menu step information corresponding to a particular step when a request for driving a content according to a selection of the particular step of the step-by-step service menu is made, and initialize a step of the step-by-step service menu; 
 wherein the first terminal device is configured to access the service device to receive the step-by-step service menu, select the particular step of the step-by-step service menu to make the request for driving the content, and terminate the access to the service device and receive the content based on the content access information when receiving the content access information and the menu step information from the service device in response to the request for driving the content, and 
 wherein the service device is further configured to switch a state of the step-by-step service menu to a state for providing additional access to a second terminal device such that 
 when the second terminal device is accessed, the service device provides the initialized step-by-step service menu to the second terminal device, and 
 when the first terminal device re-accesses, the service device provides the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information. 
 
     
     
       2. A service device comprising:
 a service guidance processor configured to transmit a step-by-step service menu for selecting a service for the first terminal device, and transmit content access information and menu step information corresponding to a particular step when a request for driving a content is received according to a selection of the particular step of the step-by-step service menu from the first terminal device; and 
 a content driving processor configured to transmit the content when the first terminal device accesses the content access information, 
 wherein the service guidance processor initializes a step of the step-by-step service menu transmitted to the first terminal device and switch a state of the step-by-step service menu to a state for providing additional access to a second terminal device, and 
 wherein the service guidance processor transmits the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information when the first terminal device re-accesses. 
 
     
     
       3. A terminal device comprising:
 a service selector configured to select a particular step of a step-by-step service menu provided from a service device according to an initial access to the service device to make a request for driving a content, and receive content access information and menu step information corresponding to the particular step according to the request for driving the content; and 
 a content receiver configured to, when the content access information is received from the service device, terminate the access to the service device to initialize a step of the step-by-step service menu to access another terminal device, and receive the content based on the content access information; and 
 wherein when the terminal device re-accesses the service device based on the received menu step information, the service selector receives the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information from the service device. 
 
     
     
       4. The terminal device of  claim 3 , wherein, when the terminal device initially accesses another service device, the service selector receives the service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information from the another service device. 
     
     
       5. A method of providing a service menu to a terminal device based on cloud streaming, the method comprising:
 using the terminal device to initially access a service device for providing a step-by-step service menu for selecting a service to the terminal device; 
 using the terminal device to select a particular step of the step by step service menu to make a request for driving a content to the service device; 
 when the request for driving the content is made, providing content access information and menu step information corresponding to the particular step to the terminal device by the service device; 
 using the service device for initializing a step of the step-by-step service menu provided to the terminal device to switch a state of the step-by-step service menu to a state for providing additional access to another terminal device; 
 receiving the content based on the content access information in a state where the terminal device terminates the access to the service device; 
 using the service device for providing the initialized step-by-step service menu to the accessed another terminal device; and 
 when a re-access of the terminal device is identified, providing the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information. 
 
     
     
       6. A method of operating a service device, the method comprising:
 transmitting a step-by-step service menu for selecting a service to a terminal device; 
 when a request for driving a content according to a selection of a particular step of the step-by-step service menu is received from the terminal device, transmitting content access information and menu step information corresponding to the particular step; 
 initializing a step of the step-by-step service menu transmitted to the terminal device to switch a state of the service menu to a state for providing access to of another terminal device; and 
 when the another terminal device additionally accesses, transmitting the initialized step-by-step service menu to the another terminal device. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , further comprising, after the initializing the step of the step-by-step service menu, transmitting the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information when the terminal device re-accesses based on the provided menu step information. 
     
     
       8. A method of operating a terminal device, the method comprising:
 receiving a step-by-step service menu from a service device according to an initial access to a service device; 
 making a request for driving a content by selecting a particular step of the step-by-step service menu; 
 receiving content access information and menu step information corresponding to the particular step according to the request for driving the content; 
 terminating the access to the service device to initialize a step of the step-by-step service menu for providing additional access to another terminal device and receiving the content based on the content access information; and 
 when the terminal device re-accesses, receiving the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information from the service device. 
 
     
     
       9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing a computer program in a terminal device for executing a process comprising:
 initially accessing a service device for transmitting a step-by-step service menu for selecting a service for the terminal device; 
 when receiving a request from the terminal device for driving a content according to a selection of a particular step of the step-by-step service menu, transmitting by the service device content access information and menu step information corresponding to the particular step to the terminal device; 
 using the service device for initializing a step of the step-by-step service menu transmitted to the terminal device to switch a state of the step-by-step service menu to a state for providing additional access to another terminal device; 
 receiving the content based on the content access information in the state wherein the terminal device terminates access to the service device; 
 providing the initialized step-by-step service menu to the other accessed terminal device by the service device; and 
 when a re-access of the terminal device is identified, providing the step-by-step service menu of the particular step corresponding to the menu step information.